Most of the adaptations have come from Bengali regional cinema. Surprisingly though, Bollywood has not produced much on the fictional detective. And more recently, an Anjan Dutt film in 2010. There were also numerous films based on the character in the 60s and 70s.
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Apparently, the series were quite good– intelligent, thrilling and humorous. There was a critically acclaimed television series called Byomkesh Bakshi that ran in 19 starring Rajit Kapur.
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Rajit Kapoor in and as Byomkesh Bakshi, a TV series that ran in 19.īut this is not the first time that the Indian audience will see Byomkesh Bakshi on screen. It’s such a risk to take on such a well known fictional character, especially when there are such amazing international productions out there on him already. When I first heard of this film, my first response was “Oh no.” I felt it was a bad move. I have not read the original Byomkesh Bakshi stories. It is not a modern version like BBC’s Sherlock. The film will be a period film, taking place in the 1940s, similar to the films starring Robert Downey Jr. But next up is perhaps the crime thriller with the most potential and also carrying the most risk, Dibakar Banarjee’s Detective Byomkesh Bakshi. This year we had the release of Vidya Balan’s Bobby Jasoos, which wasn’t actually a crime thriller at all and Samrat & Co starring Rajeev Khandelwal, a sad attempt to copy BBC’s Sherlock. There is another such film directed by Anurag Basu and expected to release in August 2015, Jagga Jasoos, starring Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor. This worldwide re-emergence of love for our favorite detective has also found enthusiasts in Indian cinema. Rajeev Khandelwal, dressed to look like BBC’s Sherlock, in Samrat & Co (2014). There is even an American version of the Sherlock series called Elementary. The last I found myself so excited about something was a few years back when I saw Manichitrathazhu. The BBC series and Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance has been one of the most fascinating and influential things I have come across lately. But I attribute this recent popularity to the Sherlock Holmes films and more specifically to BBC’s Sherlock, which I wrote about recently. It has been remade countless of times in a variety of works in many countries. I am reading “the Canon,” the major works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the famous detective, and they are wonderful.Īlthough the popularity of Sherlock Holmes never flattened at any point, there seems to be a re-emergence of its popularity. Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular fictional characters and it is fascinating because it has maintained its popularity for over 100 years. Byomkesh Bakshi is sometimes called the Indian Sherlock Holmes and not surprisingly as Bandyopadhyay was greatly influenced by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film is based on the works of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay who wrote 30 some stories featuring the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakhshi. Sushant Singh Rajput and Dibakar Banerjee for Detective Byomkesh Bakshi (to be released 13 February, 2015)ĭetective Byomkesh Bakshi, a Dibakar Banarjee film produced by Aditya Chopra and starring Sushant Singh Rajput, is set to release on February 13, 2015.